A very rare Soviet children's book with wonderful illustrations of animals and nature. Olga Gurian published over 50 books for children on ancient...

Inscribed by the author. Inscribed by Hughes on the front free endpaper, 'Ted Hughes 18th May, 1967'. A wonderful copy of a marvellous collection.F...

The title that established Younghusband as a serious Central Asian explorer. Starting in Manchuria, he continued to the Gobi Desert, to Kashmir an...

The account of a journey across Persia to Calcutta. Much information on Persia, also Afghanistan and Baluchistan.First edition. 2 vols, 8vo, vii, ...

The Shaw Commission report. Officially known as the 'Report of the Commission on the Palestine Disturbances of August 1929' was the result of the B...

First edition; 2 vols, 4to; 124 hand-coloured plates, occasional mild spotting otherwise very good; contemporary half green calf, maroon lettering...

Report to the Secretary of State for the Colonies by Herbert Samuel, The High Commissioner of Palestine at the time. The report covers issues such...

The first edition of this masterpiece work of avant-garde Russian poetry from Mikhail Kuzmin (1872-1936). The eleventh and final book of poetry fr...

The second in a series of poetry chapbooks issued by MAF (Moscow Association of Furturists), in association with VKhUTEMAS, the art school. Aseev ...

Vasily Kamensky was a Russian Futurist poet, playwright, and artist as well as one of the first Russian aviators. He only decided to dedicate his ...

With a quatrain written out by Hughes. This is the withdrawn first issue of this publication which was rejected by Hughes on account of the poorly ...

Presentation copy to Mailer's editor. A fine association copy with the author's signed presentation inscription to the front free endpaper, 'To Fra...

Presentation copy. Presentation copy of a scarce work. Inscribed by the author in blue ink to front free endpaper, 'For Paul / with best wishes / f...

With the original wrappers designed by chekhonin . Richly illustrated monograph on Pyotr Konchalovsky, one of the most important Russian artists of...

A fine example of pre-revolutionary publishing. A fine example of the beautifully illustrated work by Granstrem (1843-1918), Russian writer and aut...

Braine's first book with John Minton dustjacket. With this first novel, Braine was to become part of a group of writers who emerged during the 1950...

The material of the work comes from Giraud, the French Consul in Athens, and from the Capuchin monks settled there, judiciously mixed with scholar...

Presentation copy to Georgia Sitwell. A fine association copy of Harold Acton's first novel, with his signed presentation inscription to the front ...